How Do I Use Http Streaming from an NetShow Server?

• Microsoft NetShow version 2.0

SUMMARY

The section below discusses how to use Http streaming from a NetShow Server.

MORE INFORMATION

Http streaming is disabled by default. This is because most people will be running a web server on the same computer using port 80. If you use this feature of NetShow, you should use the server as a dedicated NetShow server, or do not run a web server on the same computer.

If you run a web server on port 80, you would create a conflict over what component services port 80. If you want your NetShow server to stream Http, do the following:

Remove, disable, stop your webserver, or change the port it uses to a nonstandard port for Http. Then in the registry make the following change:

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   HKLM\sysem\CurrentControlSet\Services
   \NSUNICST\Parameters\ENABLEHTTPSTREAMING

After you make the above registry change, you will be able to perform streaming Http from your NetShow server.